Tag: Short Speech
The paths of glory lead but to the grave The man and woman may be promising, and they may attain success in youth, but that cannot entitle them to …
History does not repeat itself It is a general concept, howsoever controversial it may be, that History is a repeating clock. But thinkers of this school would find themselves …
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely This statement was made in criticism of absolute rulers, monarchs or their chief advisers. The cases of Warren Hastings, Nawab …
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches The saying that an ounce of action is better than bushels of teaching, or that ‘example is better than precept, has …
Our life is what our thoughts make it On any rational view, man is not the eating and drinking physique, but the thinking and feeling being. The word ‘man’ …
Water Water is one of the most common things in the world, and one of the most valuable. There is nothing more useful and nothing cheaper. It is in …
Idleness Idleness is a great vice and a great danger. It is an evil in itself, and the father of other evils. It not only does harm but it …
Contentment To be contented is to be happy, and the contented man is the happiest of men because he wants for nothing. He may be rich or he may …
